A Russian court has sentenced two Russian soldiers to life in prison for killing a family of nine in occupied Ukraine, in a rare example of the country holding its troops to account for alleged war crimes. The entire Kapkanets…
DR Congo soldiers sentenced to death for desertion
Twenty-five soldiers with the Democratic Republic of Congo’s army have been sentenced to death for fleeing battles against the notorious M23 rebels in the conflict-hit east of the country. The soldiers were also convicted of theft by a military tribunal…
Sit-at-home killings: Tinubu vows decisive action against soldiers’ killers
President Bola Tinubu has vowed to come down heavily against those who have made it a habit to attack and kill officers and men of the Armed Forces of Nigeria. This is in stark reaction to the gruesome murder of…
Soldiers invaded my home, took away my sister, brother- Abia doctor
A Nigerian medical doctor, Rose Agwu, has cried out for help after soldiers invaded her home in Abia State and arrested her 15-year-old brother and sister. Agwu, who resides near Obikabia Junction in the Aba area of the state, said…
Military declares total clampdown on IPOB over killing of 5 soldiers
The military high command has vowed to clamp down on members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) who masterminded killing of soldiers in the Southeastern part of the country while enforcing sit-at-home order. Daily Trust reports that vehicles…
She’s beautiful, well-spoken: Nigerians seek woman who spoke out against fuel scarcity in viral 1994 TV clip
Nigerians are on a quest to uncover the identity of a woman who eloquently spoke in a TV story about fuel scarcity 30 years ago. A user on X.com, Jackie, who identifies as #JWEZEE had shared the video with the…
2 Ukrainian soldiers killed in southern Germany
Two Ukrainian men who were stabbed to death in the southern German state of Bavaria, allegedly by a Russian citizen, were members of the armed forces, according to information from Kiev. The two men had been in Germany for medical…
Delta bloodbath: Oborevwori visits troubled community
The Governor of Delta State, Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, on Saturday, visited the Okuama community of Ewu Kingdom in Ughelli South Local Government Area of the state where 17 military officers and soldiers on a peace mission to the community were…
Fleeing residents still hiding in the forests – Okuama indigene
Residents of Okuama, Omosuomo, and other communities in Ughelli South Local Government Area, Delta State, still confined in the forests since the ongoing Army clearance operations in their domains over the killing of 17 soldiers on March 14, weekend, sent…
5 British special forces soldiers investigated in Syria war crime probe
Five British special forces soldiers are under investigation for possible war crimes committed during operations in Syria, as part of Western military intervention in the country’s years-long civil war. The case concerns members of the special forces — who conduct…